JOÃO LEÃO & AKIM BAMBOO - High On A Rocky Ledge (Caju Collective) [Brazilian Music]

*** This blog post first appeared in TSMM's April 7th Newsletter, where you can get all the tips (and more) first ***

The Caju Collective’s seven-inch/digital releases, many of which aren’t available to stream, are the sort of vinyl series that I would lap up to show off my vinyl digging dedication and tease other DJs with, IF I still collected vinyl, DJed, and the shipping and import costs from Canada weren’t a trillion dollars per package. If you have any interest in Brazilian music, especially the hazier, tropicalia and vintage end of the country’s rich musical spectrum, then give them a follow on Bandcamp.

On this latest release, João Leão lends his voice to a schmaltzy bossa rendition of Moondog’s equally sentimental “High On a Rocky Ledge”, keeping the song’s essence but giving the vocals a serious upgrade, as Akim bamboo takes good care of the flute. Moondog tribute paid, he then sits down with Trio Cajueiro for some initially lo-fi, somewhat homesick samba, before they remember their new, chillier, Toronto home isn’t that bad after all and let rip with a fifties-sounding perkier number that will get the Brazilian old school dancing. I suggest you start here and work your way back through the series.

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